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Meeting for Sufferings: Public statement on economic equality
A statement on economic equality has been received from Quaker Peace & Social Witness. This is in response to Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), which minutes, in part: ‘We are distressed that the United Kingdom has now a greater disparity in incomes than at any time since the 1930s. We know...
Meeting for Sufferings: BYM trustees report
Jonathan Fox, clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees, reported on their work. He mentioned four topics: the refurbishment of the Large Meeting House; the priority to strengthen advocacy; the relationship between trustees and Meeting for Sufferings (MfS); and the close work of trustees with Management Meeting.
Meeting for Sufferings: News in brief
Yearly Meeting 2012 clerks nominated The Committee on Clerks will bring forward the following names to be nominated to Britain Yearly Meeting from 25 to 28 May 2012.
Art world compromised
The art world is morally compromised by its links with the arms industry. That was the message from campaigners as the National Gallery came under pressure to end its association with one of the world’s largest arms firms.
Quaker Meetings at Aldermaston
Quakers holding Meeting for Worship at the Aldermaston nuclear base have received an unusually positive response from its employees.
Economic justice at Lancaster
Lancaster Friends were left ‘full of optimism’ after a day spent engaging with tough economic issues. The Economic Justice Forum was organised by Lancaster Friend Mo Kelly, who was inspired by the ‘Occupy’ movement.
Quakers at Buckingham Palace
A group of Quakers were among the ‘privileged bodies’ invited to give an address to Elizabeth Windsor on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee. The ceremony was held at Buckingham Palace on 27 March.
Alcohol pricing welcomed
Quakers have welcomed government plans for alcohol pricing – but urged them to set a higher minimum price than they have suggested.
Woodbrooke expansion
Building is well under way for a new lounge extension at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham. It is expected to be in use by May.
Olympic partner pays poverty wages
The ‘official sportswear partner’ of the London Olympics has been accused of paying poverty wages. Adidas factories in Bangladesh employ people paid just nine pence an hour, according to a report by War on Want. This is below the legal minimum wage in the country.